Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...

CBD and THC kill ovarian cancer cells at doses that largely spare normal cells, disrupting survival pathways through multiple ...

When it comes to anti-aging, the late 1800s and early 1900s have been referred to as “The Age of Glands and Testicle Juice,” ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells by co-opting a process used to maintain cellular identity through ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new forensic process is helping investigators across Oklahoma identify remains in cold cases dating back decades — including a Canadian County case involving a woman who had ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA, the small but vital genome that powers every cell. The ...

A Chinese-led team of scientists has made a world-first discovery, identifying a naturally formed mineral containing rare earth elements (REEs) inside a living plant. The researchers found nanoscale ...

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WTVF) — A devastating explosion at an ammunition processing plant in Bucksnort has claimed 16 lives. Investigators are using new rapid DNA technology to identify victims at an ...

The purpose of this work was to study a rapid yeast DNA extraction by boiling and freeze-thawing processes without using chemical reagents or any purification procedures, to obtain a high grade ...